NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top 5 comment generating posts from the past week:

Colleges fear rise of study drugs

Post Gazette: The American University junior never finishes her monthly prescription of instant-release Adderall used to control her ADHD. She says taking the medication daily might result in sleeplessness or the pills losing their effectiveness. So she shares the extras with friends who promise to use it as a study aid, not a party drug. She sells whatever is left to friends of friends for $5 to $10 each.

Posted by David at 12/04/2011 06:13:00 PM<-- Comments Here

Rehearsal Time Management

TheatreFace: One of the greatest challenges in theater is planning out rehearsal time. After getting all of the actors' schedules and conflicts, the task of figuring out the time needed to adequately rehearse all the elements of a production becomes a logisitcal game of tetris--trying to match up little blocks of time in the most efficient way. Only in this case, the size of each block is relatively unknown and constantly shifting; just how long will it take to block through every scene? How many weeks of music rehearsals will the actors need to really learn the harmonies? How much time can be dedicated to ensemble building rehearsals or exploratory play before the cast needs to move into solidified blocking?

Posted by David at 12/05/2011 03:57:00 PM<-- Comments Here

How To Take Control of Your Next Job Interview

Mashable: At the end of every job interview, you’ll encounter the inevitable question, “Do you have any questions for me?”
While it’s an oh-so-predictable event, many job candidates aren’t prepared to shine when they reach this final test in the interview. Failing to ask any questions or asking the wrong questions can send the wrong signals.
Stephanie Daniel, senior vice president of career management company Keystone Associates, spoke with us about her thoughts on how job interviewees can take control of their next job interview by asking the right questions.

Posted by David at 12/05/2011 03:55:00 PM<-- Comments Here

Top 10 Photoshop Tricks You Can Use Without Buying Photoshop

LifeHacker: You can do just about anything to an image with Photoshop, but if you don't have the cash to shell out, free program the GIMP—available for Windows, Linux, and OS X—can take you pretty far. Here are our favorite Photoshop how-tos that also work in the GIMP.

Posted by David at 12/04/2011 06:11:00 PM<-- Comments Here

Email in the enterprise: entering its twilight at 40?

GIGAOM: Earlier this year, European IT services giant Atos Origin declared its intentions to completely phase email out of their internal operations within the next three years. This perhaps the most compelling case to date that suggests the declining necessity of email in the enterprise. While it’s certainly premature to declare email — which turned 40 years old in 2011 — “dead” as a technology, it’s fair to acknowledge that a new generation of communication tools is gaining traction as a more effective means of communication for the enterprise.

Posted by David at 12/04/2011 06:10:00 PM<-- Comments Here

McDonald's Creates a Light Version Of Its Fries For Their New Billboard

Gizmodo: Instead of creating a healthier version for those hoping to indulge guilt-free, McDonald's' new billboard in downtown Chicago uses a set of focused spotlights to create what could be the world's most super-sized order of its famous french fries.

Posted by David at 12/04/2011 06:09:00 PM<-- Comments Here